Megan Stanley (nee Duncanson) 911 call and text for Domestic Violence- Davis, California
| Submitted | Oct. 5, 2024 |
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From: Maryanne Willkinsin
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. The audio file of the 911 call made on July 9, 2024 at 10:35am from Davis, California received by the Davis Police Department Dispatcher Jack Chen. The caller's name is Megan Stanley (nee Duncanson). Dispatcher Jack Chen moved the conversation to RapidDeploy Text.
2. A transcript of the aforementioned 911 call.
3. A transcript of the RapidDeploy text conversation following the aforementioned 911 call.
Items 1,2, and 3 can be identified by the incident/call number: 2407090060. Here is the description of the call, found on the Davis Police Department bulletin:
10:35 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 2407090060
Occurred on J St. RP ON 911 WHISPERING, STATING HER HUSBAND WANTS TO KILL HER , USING RAPIDDEPLOY TXTING ATT. Disposition: Service.
4. The audio file and transcript of the 911 call placed on July 9, 2024 at 6:51am received by Davis PD Dispatch. Call number: 2407090020
Description of Item 4:
06:51 PUBLIC CONTACT 2407090020
Occurred on J St. **10-21 REQ WANTS CALL BACK ON ** RP CALLING ON 911 - SUBJ IS PARANOID, BELEIVES BLM GROUPS ARE FOLLOWING HIM/HARAS AND ACOSTING HIM, Disposition: Service.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Maryanne Willkinsin
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 5, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Davis Police Department
Hello Ms. Willkinsin,
Please see the attached response to your PRA request.
Thank you
Davis Police Department
From: Maryanne Willkinsin
Hello City of Davis Police Department,
It is my understanding that the 911 call and text I have requested. We dismissed as evidence in CR2024-2437. Are the records of this call and text being withheld from the public because they are admissible evidence in another case?
M
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 5, 2024. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 15, 2024. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 5, 2024. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 15, 2024. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 5, 2024. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 15, 2024. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Davis Police Department
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Regarding your numerous requests for the 911 call and texts for the Megan Stanley Domestic Violence case, the files you have requested are considered investigative records and are exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act as law enforcement investigation records. Gov. Code, §§ 7923.600-7923.625 (formerly Gov. Code, § 6254(f)); (“Records of . . . investigations conducted by . . . a local police agency, or any investigatory files compiled by any other state or local agency for . . . law enforcement purposes.”); Haynie v. Superior Court, 26 Cal. 4th 1061, 1071 (2001) (holding that citizen reports and police radio calls related to traffic stops were exempt from disclosure under Section 6254(f)). Investigative files reflecting the analysis or conclusions of the investigating officer are expressly exempt from disclosure per Gov. Code § 7923.605(b).
Furthermore, these investigative records continue to be exempt from disclosure even after the investigation has concluded. Rackauckas v. Superior Court, 104 Cal. App. 4th 169, 174 (2002) (“The investigation exemption does not terminate when the investigation terminates.”) (citing Williams v. Superior Court, 5 Cal. 4th 337, 354-55 (1993)).
The Davis Police Department will not be releasing the 911 call or texts for this case. Because the Department will not provide the exempt information described above, the Public Records Act requires that notification of denial of any request for records must include the names and titles or positions of each person responsible for the denial. See Gov. Code § 7924.105 (formerly Gov. Code § 6253(d)). The person responsible for the decision is Davis Police Chief Todd Henry. Please contact Deputy Director of Police Services, Jean Lyon, at jlyon@davispd.org if you have any questions.
Jean Lyon
Deputy Director of Police Services
Davis Police Department
2600 Fifth St.
Davis, CA 95618
(530) 747-5409
jlyon@cityofdavis.org<mailto:pdoroshov@cityofdavis.org>
www.davispd.org<http://www.davispd.org/>
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From: Maryanne Willkinsin
Thank you for your response. I did not mean to send so many requests as to be a nuisance. I believe the platform I used to make these requests sends automated follow-ups.
M
From: Davis Police Department
Thank you, that is good to know. I had no idea the system would send auto generated follow up requests…
Jean Lyon
Deputy Director of Police Services
Davis Police Department
2600 Fifth St.
Davis, CA 95618
(530) 747-5409
jlyon@cityofdavis.org<mailto:pdoroshov@cityofdavis.org>
www.davispd.org<http://www.davispd.org/>
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